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4th Aug 2008, 07:23 AM
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| EC Addict Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: A few people Location: Toronto,Canada Age: 67 Posts: 4,653 Join Date: Aug 2007 |  Simcoe Day Today is a Civic Holiday in Ontario. In 1968 the Toronto City Council decided to name the holiday after John Graves Simcoe, an Englishman who was named, in 1791, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, which later became Ontario. He surveyed and set up the first road system in Ontario, and enacted legislation against slavery that ultimately led to its abolition throughout the British Empire. Unfortunately very few people outside of Toronto call it Simcoe Day. |
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4th Aug 2008, 10:53 AM
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| Lover of Loony Lovegood Full Member   Gender: Female Orientation: Lesimbean Out Status: I scream it from rooftops Location: Ontario, Canada. Age: 19 Posts: 3,391 Join Date: Feb 2008 | Re: Simcoe Day ...It's called Simcoe Day? 0.o I just thought it was the August Long Weekend XD Dang. I need to do some research on mah country...>.< Anywho, happy long weekend ^.^
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4th Aug 2008, 11:01 AM
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| EC's Nu-Disco Walrus Full Member   Gender: IRL Yaoi Character Orientation: (｡◕‿◕。) Out Status: ㅎ_ㅎ Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 22 Posts: 7,111 Join Date: Oct 2007 | Re: Simcoe Day Panda...you are one in 20 Canadians who actually know this. Hahahaha. I didn't even know it was a long weekend because 1) It's always been summer vacation 2) I've always had jobs (like kitchen) where holidays can be taken away. Just this year I was like, "This is a long weekend?" And I've been trying to figure out why it's a long weekend and so far the response is, "I don't know." May the Bevtaur be kind to you!
__________________ "The first duty of every Starfleet Officer is to the truth. Whether it's scientific truth, historical truth, or personal truth. It is the guiding principle to which Starfleet is based. If you can't find it within yourself, to tell the truth about what happened, then you don't deserve to where that uniform."  |
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4th Aug 2008, 11:34 AM
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| EC Addict Full Member   Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 22 Posts: 668 Join Date: Nov 2006 | Re: Simcoe Day Phil.. I was just talking about this yesterday in the chatroom... And apparently this holiday originated because Canadians think that we need more rest.. And in BC they call it BC day I think.. according to Nitro
__________________  "But only in their dreams can man be truly free. 'Twas always thus, and always thus will be." - John Keating, Dead Poets Society |
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4th Aug 2008, 03:10 PM
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| Guest Posts: n/a | Re: Simcoe Day i didn't know it even existed lol, maybe that's because i'm english... idk lol. but what i do know is that its only...*stick out tongue in an effort to concentrate...* 46 days till International Talk Like A Pirate Day!!! (September 19th =]).... |
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4th Aug 2008, 04:17 PM
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| EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: A few people Location: Toronto,Canada Age: 67 Posts: 4,653 Join Date: Aug 2007 | Re: Simcoe Day Quote:
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